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LITIGATION AND PRACTICE SUPPORT 82 WWW.ILTANET.ORG | ILTA WHITE PAPER Every evolution of ediscovery has launched a new set of exciting technologies, efficient workflows and savvy experts. We have come a long way from the old "check the box" view of discovery in which the main measure of a project's success was whether it avoided adverse consequences like sanctions. Skilled professionals today know how to plan a project strategically, cull enormous amounts of data into manageable sets, leverage machine learning and other computer analytics and use statistics to prove that the needed documents were indeed found. Yet those skills need to be translated into the language of business intelligence (BI); otherwise they are like a tree falling in the woods with no one around to hear. How can ediscovery professionals prove the value of their contributions if their clients or organizations do not have a clear understanding of what they do? Terms like targeted collection and technology-assisted review are not often meaningful to those who do not focus on ediscovery. Luckily, ediscovery professionals can use metrics to tell success stories for the strategies they employ. Metrics show where inefficiencies exist, which can then be corrected. This in turn boosts the number of dollars ediscovery professionals can prove they are saving the organization. Regardless of familiarity with ediscovery, all business managers understand and appreciate dollars saved. As cost management analysis is increasingly emphasized in all parts of organizations, legal departments are also focusing on BI tools and reports to manage their caseload and spending. Ediscovery BI can be especially important because ediscovery represents such a significant portion of legal budgets. Metrics analysis proves the value by Tara S. Emory The New Path to Ediscovery Success: Business Intelligence The New Path to Ediscovery Success: Business Intelligence

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